Box fasteneb



(Model.)

J. LOEW.

` -BoX FASTENBR.

` No.288,351. 'Patented Nov. 13, 188s.

` WITNEssBs:

UNITED STATES JACQUES LOEW, OE YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOB TO HENRY OF- SAME PLACE.

PATENT EEICE.

LEVY a son,

Box-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 288,351, dated November 13, 1883.

Application filed April 2, 1883. (Modeh To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AoQUEsIioEW, of the city, county, and State of New York,-have invented certain new and useful Improvements -in Box-Fasteners, of which the followingis a speciiication.

This invention has reference to animproved fastener, for cuff and collar, jewelry, and other boxesof that class in which two hinged box orlid sections are employed; and the inven-` tion consists of a fastener for cuff and collar and other boxes, made of a locking-plate having a handle, said locking-plate being pivoted to one box-section and adapted to be thrown across the meeting-joint'` of L the box-sections, so as to engage by a bottom recess a catch se cured to the other box-section, said catch be`-` lng covered bythe lockingis closed. a y i In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a perspective view of acuH and collar box with my improved fastener. Figs.

plate when the box 2 and 3 are plans of the same, showingzthe fastener respectively in `closed and open position; and Fig. 4a is a vertical transverse section of the box and fastener#` Similar'letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. l y

A in the drawings represents a jewelry, cuff and collar, or other box, whichis provided with i two hinged lid or box sections, B B. Alocking-plate, C, is pivoted tooneglid or box section B, and provided at its top part with a xed or hinged handle, G, that is appliedto posts b b of the locking-plate C.

The locking-plate C has a recess, d, at the under side, near its opposite end, and is adapted toengage acatch, D, of -the other lid or box section B, which is readily engaged by the locking-plate, when the-same is. placed by Ameans of thehandle across the joint of the boxsections, as shown in Fig; 2.

The lockingplate C and catch Dare so arranged that the catcnD is entirely covered by a the locking-plate C when the box is locked. To open the box, the locking-plate is thrown around its pivotinto position at one side of the meetingjoint of the box or lid sections, as shown in Fig. 3, so that the -box-sections can y be readily opened.

rIhe middle part of the locking-plate is preferably enlarged, so as to be used as a name o monogram plate.

. I am aware that a locking-plate that is pivoted to one section of the box and adapted to engage a catch on the other section of the box has been used heretofore, and Itherefore do. not claim this feature, broadly.

By my constructionthe fastener canbe han 1 dled with greater facility, as the locking-plate 6o can be operated with great facility by its handle, which also serves for taking hold of and carrying the box from place to place. As the catch device is covered by the locking-plate when the box is closed, a very neat and syni-` metrical appearance is imparted to the fastener.`

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- In a cuff and collar box, the combination of 7o the body A, having"` hingedlid-sections B B, a locking-plate, C, that ispivoted to one lidsection and provided with a bottoni recess, d,

a handle, C', applied to the locking-plate, and

a catch device, D, secured to the other lid-sec- `tion, said lockingplate serving to lock the box and to carry the same by meansof the handle, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence 8o of two subscribing witnesses. l

JACQUES LoEW. Witnesses:

, PAULfGoErEL,

SIDNEY MENN, 

